Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
It's been more than 40 years since Philip Morris snookered women into smoking with their catchy "You've come a long way, baby" ad campaign, but today's counterpart is surely the latest catchy slogan aimed at the female gender by another group of savvy male operators - the so-called "war on women."
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A former New York woman was so desperate to have the wedding of her dreams that she feigned cancer in order to scam people - including her own groom - into providing her with a lavish wedding and exotic honeymoon.
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The renowned House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is not afraid to explain how his Catholic faith helped shape the Republican budget plan with its focus on local control and concern for the poor.
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During an interview with
CBS Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan blasted the Obama administration's HHS mandate, calling it a "dramatic, radical intrusion" into the life of the Church.
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A bar in Fells Point, Maryland called Ale Mary's is coming under fire for not only making a mockery of Catholicism, but for using actual church items such as chalices for serving beer, a monstrance for "decoration" and holy water dishes for candy.
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In a newly released essay, Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput explores the greatest religious issue of today - religious persecution and how it threatens the freedom of us all.
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A t-shirt company in Lexington, Kentucky is under investigation by the city's Human Rights Commission after refusing to print shirts to a local gay rights organization.
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Yoga studio owners throughout New York City are panicking as the state begins to impose sales tax on their businesses, with the existence of some studios threatened after being audited for years worth of back taxes.
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Nearly 40 percent of women in the United States have never been married, an all-time high, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Experts are concerned about the latest trend among young girls - watching internet videos in which girls make themselves up to look like real life Barbie dolls with perfect hair, skin and makeup.
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